When the mayflower set sail in 1620, it carried on board the men and women who would shape America: miles standish; john alden; constance hopkins. But some among the pilgrims were not pure of heart; they were not escapin...When the mayflower set sail in 1620, it carried on board the men and women who would shape America: miles standish; john alden; constance hopkins. But some among the pilgrims were not pure of heart; they were not escaping religious persecution.